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- 101 My Childhood Friend Loves Me Too Much. What Should I Do? Date Him! 竹马太爱我了怎么办？谈！ [Two male leads + ABO + double Alphas + childhood friends + extra sweet] An extremely possessive, handsome Alpha x a gentle, scheming beauty Alpha Have you heard? The two heartthrobs in the Management Department grew up together! Have you heard? The Sports Department president tore up another love letter addressed to the student council president! Have you heard? We spotted our favorite CP at the library again today! Have you heard? ... Chen Qingyao: Yeah, that's right. We're dating. Lu Zezhou: 749Reads8.2Score10414d adds
- 102 The Green Tea CEO's Long Road to Winning Her Husband Back 绿茶总裁的漫漫追夫路 In a nutshell: People who aren’t good with words have a whole world within their hearts. Someone who truly likes you won’t care that you’re already in a relationship. Warning: He’ll have to go through hell to win her back! 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 After Meeting a Powerful CEO, the Frail Beauty Becomes More and More Adorable 遇到霸总后，病弱美人越来越娇了 Sickly beauty bottom x scheming top who is gentle to only one person Everyone thinks Gu Zhan is an ice sculpture. You don’t even need to get close; one glance is enough to freeze you to death. No one knows that his heart and soul have long belonged to someone else. Twelve years of secret love, carefully planned step by step and woven into a gentle net. When Gu Zhan was abandoned by his family and lost in those helpless days, Cheng Que was the one who made him want to keep living. But one day, he 301Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 104 Between Reincarnations, Love Shines On 轮回间，爱意长明 In his previous life, he didn't understand love. He stole a bride and violated his elder brother's beloved. He thought that if he could only have Mo Yunqing, things might still turn around. Little did he know that this terrible decision would leave his family destroyed, his elder brother dead, and the woman he loved giving her life for him. All that remained for him was a curse that would last for all eternity. “I hate you so much, Xie Xuanjing. Someone like you doesn't deserve true love. I cur 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Shocking! My Aloof Roommate Actually Likes Me!! 震惊！高冷舍友竟然喜欢我！！ [Scheming, Black-Bellied Seme & Pure, Sweet, Airheaded Uke] Bai Xing got into a big-city university from a remote mountain village. His whole family pinned their hopes on him, and he was full of curiosity and anticipation about college life. But before the school year began, he met a handsome, tsundere seme, and from then on, the gears of fate began to turn... Early on: “Bai Xing, get over here!!!” Later: “Xingxing, come here~” [No angst throughout] 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Chi Guang's Redemption 迟光救赎 [Many plot holes in this book are left unresolved. It's full of loose ends, huge ones, and some that go incredibly deep.] Wen Zhi Yao was the eldest son of the Wen family, lost and then found again. He returned home at sixteen, took over the group at eighteen, and shouldered the family for eight whole years. Calm and flawless, he stood above the masses like a god. Until one day, he died alone in an empty conference room. No one even noticed he was gone. Reborn, he no longer wanted to keep forcin 2.8kReads8.7Score25514d adds
- 107 Hush, Let Me Save You 嘘，让我拯救你 [Dual Male Leads + Angsty Suffering Bottom + Bittersweet Romance + Healing + Mutual Firsts + HE] A self-conscious, depressed, pitiful bottom VS an overbearing, theatrical, love-struck top Xu Han × Cheng Yu Synopsis: Xu Han is insecure, sensitive, timid, and meek. His social life is painfully lonely. But he wasn’t always like this. Once, he was just like an ordinary person. He was introverted, but he had close friends and a healthy social life. Then his friend left. Later, someone spent four year 643Reads8.7Score10714d adds
- 108 I Transmigrated into a Book Hoping to Marry into a Rich Family, but a Street-Food Stall Stole My Heart 穿书只想进豪门却被路边摊拐走了 [Two Male Leads + Transmigrate into a Book + Long-Planned Scheme + Sweet Romance + Both Each Other’s First Love] [Steady, Mature, Devoted, Secretly Unhinged Powerhouse Top x Book-Transmigrator, Money-Loving, Pitiful Bottom Who Wants to Marry Rich] Transmigrating into a book is one thing, but other people end up as wealthy CEOs, cultivation powerhouses, or destined protagonists who get to slap faces and stage comebacks! But Lin Wan ends up in a gay romance novel, and damn it, he’s the bottom! Tha 1.5kReads8.6Score21214d adds
- 109 The Eldest Senior Brother Arrives at the Magic Academy 大师兄来到魔法学院 (The rating has just opened. It’ll go up later.) [Two Male Leads + Western Fantasy + Cultivation + Shou Protagonist + World-Building] Li Chengfeng, the top cultivator in the cultivation world, survived the Nine Heavens tribulation but couldn’t survive the useless disciples in his sect. No matter how he taught them, they just couldn’t learn. He finally passed out from sheer frustration, only to end up in a world of magic where magic flew everywhere, but there wasn’t a trace of spiritual energy. H 2.5kReads8.7Score33214d adds
- 110 Everyday Calamity: The Fairy Miss Comes Knocking 崩坏日常：妖精小姐来敲门 [Severely Depressed Girl]× [Miss Pink Elf] No Honkai, slice of life, two female leads, self-insert romance, reverse transmigration. Sorry if anyone feels out of character. (The rating just came out.) -- Bai Yu isn't attached to this world at all. “I'm your mom. Would I hurt you? I'm doing this for your own good!” “Someone was late today, so the whole class has to stay and run ten laps. This is about building your sense of collective honor.” “Put that away! Now I know why your grades aren't impro 726Reads8.1Score10014d adds
- 111 How Did My Aloof Ex-Boyfriend Turn Into a Clingy Puppy? 高冷前男友怎么变成黏人小狼狗了 A loyal, repentant gong who turns into a fiercely protective husband A gentle shou with severe depression, living only for revenge Three years ago, Mu Yang was completely devoted to Xiao Han. He loved and spoiled him, took care of every little thing, thought about him every waking moment, and always gave in to him. Mu Yang believed sincerity would be met with sincerity. Instead, all his heartfelt love earned him was Xiao Han's cold indifference. One wrong move, and Mu Yang lost everything. He f 1kReads6.8Score10214d adds
- 112 Childhood Sweetheart Turned Husband, Our Grown-Up Baby Gets Kidnapped 竹马变老公崽崽长大被拐啦 Two male leads / Childhood friends / Little one / Everyone’s darling / Baby boy / Wealthy family / Mixed-race gong / Cozy coming-of-age story with a slow pace / Shou’s perspective / One-on-one The main story is complete, and I’m working hard to update the bonus chapters~ Content warning: This is an extremely, extremely, extremely slow-paced story about a little one. If you like stories about little kids, give it a try. A premature baby was born on a stormy night. But luckily, he has a happy, lov 2.7kReads6.9Score34414d adds
- 113 Toward the Wildfire 向野火 [Two Male Leads + Forced Love + Unhinged + Cunning + Devoted to Each Other + One-on-One] Seven-year-old Lu Zhuo brought a little boy home. The boy couldn't hear or speak. Lu Zhuo hid him in the sheep pen and treated him like a precious treasure. But as time went by, Lu Zhuo changed. He no longer liked the boy. He threw away the wooden doll the boy had carved for him with his own hands, and he never treated the boy kindly. Many years later, Jiang Ye, now a grown man, grabbed Lu Zhuo by the throat 378Reads8.8Score10314d adds
- 114 The Sick Omega Dares Not Even Cry, While the Scumbag Alpha Begs for Forgiveness 病O连哭都不敢，渣A追妻火葬场 [The low rating is only because it just came out] [Reading Guide] ◆ A scumbag gong’s road to regret and win back his love is a long one ◆ Sickly, humble shou × flirtatious, cold-hearted gong ◆ The shou suffers physically and emotionally at first, then gets spoiled into a pampered little omega ◆ ABO setting, arranged marriage to love ◆ A little angst, then all sweetness. HE guaranteed--- A marriage contract binds together two people from different worlds. He is a carefree, womanizing heir to a we 9.4kReads8.4Score76014d adds
- 115 Childhood Friends, Mortal Enemies 竹马宿敌 Eight years ago, Yan Xingchen left Nancheng with his mother. Eight years later, he returned for one reason: his childhood sweetheart, Ruan Ci. He transferred into Ruan Ci’s class, bought the internet cafe Ruan Ci frequented, and took the long way around just so he could quietly walk him home. When he learned that Ruan Ci’s eating disorder was connected to him, he searched out all kinds of delicious food for him. He realized Ruan Ci was guarded around everyone except one person, someone who could 241Reads8.9Score10214d adds
- 116 A Toast to the East Wind, Just for You 予你把酒祝东风 Raise a cup to the east wind: life is unpredictable. His love is dazzling, whoever he gives it to... Story setup: An older, gentle and refined top who guides his lover, paired with a younger, academically gifted bottom who dotes on him. Content warnings: 1. No groveling or redemption arc! 2. The top is not a virgin, and the bottom changes. 3. A realistic story with no intense emotional highs and lows. The early part is bittersweet and repressed, while the later part is sweet. 4. Age gap: 1 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Help! How Could My Wife Be an Alpha? 救命我的老婆怎么会是Alpha (Dual male leads + ABO + childhood friends + sweet + lighthearted comedy + mutual pampering) Cool, aloof, and pretending not to care childhood-friend Omega × sweet, naive, hopelessly lovesick Alpha They only start dating after graduating from high school and coming of age. Xie Xingzhi underwent genetic testing at birth. There was a 95 percent chance he would present as an Alpha, and he knew that the boy next door was an Omega who needed protecting. Ever since he could remember, Xia Yunqi had f 490Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 118 That School Bully Is Mine 那个校霸是我的 Lin Su had loved Gu Yan for years. The first time the cold, withdrawn boy saw him, he asked, “Brother Yan, do you need a little sidekick?” For five whole years, Gu Yan had been annoyed whenever he saw Lin Su. This guy was like someone holding a knife to his life every second, carving another deep mark into it now and then. But what Gu Yan couldn't accept most of all was Lin Su leaving. They had to be tied together for this life and every life to come, Gu Yan thought fiercely. “Have you heard? Gu 3.1kReads8.2Score37314d adds
- 119 Go Ahead and Beat Me to Death 有本事打死我呗 Complete [System + Cultivation Progression + HE + A naturally melancholic but fun-loving bottom x a time-traveling immortal who has nothing better to do than moonlight as a System top] Wu Jue died. He died quite peacefully. When a big truck sent him flying, the honey ice cream cone in his hand hadn't even melted. _ When he opened his eyes again, he had transmigrated. There was also a System in his head. At first glance, Wu Jue seemed forever surrounded by an aloof, melancholic aura, fragile and 9.1kReads8.7Score2.1k14d adds
- 120 Giving Up Depression Along With Love 把抑郁症和爱一起戒掉 Tags: BE | Tragic Romance | Two Male Leads | Campus | Mutual Salvation Note: The main story is about 20 chapters, with the rest consisting of extras. [Cold and aloof Lu Yu] x [Insecure Lin Qi] Lin Qi's world is a deep blue that cannot be mixed away on a painter's palette. Lu Yu's world is a desolate place, forever weightless between the lines. Two boys, trapped for years in the depths of their emotions, secretly build a spiritual utopia just for each other in a glass room in an old building. 270Reads8.8Score18214d adds
- 121 After They Called Him a Faker, the Sickly Boy Pulled Out His Life Support 被骂装病后，小病秧子他拔管了 [Two male couples + Pure love + Reconciliation after a breakup + Happy endings for both couples] [Cold, determined, action-oriented pursuer & Broken, self-destructive assault team member] [Earnest, conspicuous techie pursuer & Gentle, heartbroken doctor pursued] The night their campsite came under attack, Shen Zhiyan took a knife meant for Lu Xing. Blood soaked through his jacket, and pain radiated from his abdomen and lower back, but he refused medical attention, saying it was “just a small wou 5.2kReads8.6Score44614d adds
- 122 Why Are You Pretending to Be So Well-Behaved? 你装什么乖 [Two male leads + campus romance + sweet fluff + childhood friends] [Delicate little ray of sunshine vs. aloof, secretly affectionate young master] (The rating is new and will rise later.) People who say one thing and mean another usually get what they deserve. Lin Ting is the exception. When Lin Ting was seven, he was brought to the Gu family. From the start, he could clearly tell that the young master of the Gu family didn't like him, or rather, couldn't be bothered with him. Lin Ting tried ag 2.7kReads8.6Score44414d adds
- 123 Mr. Huo's Personal Catnip 霍先生的专属猫薄荷 Shen Jianghe, who lands in mortal peril as soon as he transmigrates, wants to strike a good-looking pose, only to be targeted by a white Bengal tiger. The tiger is Mr. Huo, the big shot of Haicheng: Huo Xihe. Mr. Huo has lost his senses. Unable to resist the allure of Shen Jianghe, who is basically a catnip spirit in human form, he marks him as his fated mate! The jaded young Shen Jianghe: Fine… I guess I can't die after all… Once Mr. Huo comes to his senses, he finds the gloomy, timid boy irri 99Reads9.4Score1114d adds
- 124 Deliberately Playing the Fool 强行犯浑 [A straight-laced bottom who doesn't realize he's in love x a sultry, reserved meteorologist] [Which is stronger, hate or love?] [Age gap + old flame rekindled + bittersweet happy ending] Ji Yang was forced by someone. That someone was Liang Youjing, a brilliant meteorologist: cold and noble, successful in his career, and admired by everyone. Yet after drinking, he lost control and forced himself on Ji Yang, then vanished without a trace the next day. Ji Yang hated Liang Youjing. He wanted reven 16.7kReads8.9Score2.1k14d adds
- 125 His Light Is a Little Wild 他的光有点野 [Shao Enqing]× [Xu Fengnian] [Icy Top Student] vs [School Bully Genius] [Campus BL]+ [Rivalry Between Equals]+ [Fateful Tension] In late August, the sun over Nancheng was hot enough to melt asphalt. Shao Enqing clutched a wad of crumpled, sweat-damp cash. The wound on the back of his hand still itched: tuition he'd earned after two months hauling bricks. He wore a faded T-shirt, its loose fabric hiding his broad shoulders and narrow waist. Like a solitary pine, he seemed completely out of place 257Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 126 The CEO Panicked When the Little Tyrant Became Critically Ill 小霸王病危后总裁他慌了 [Dual male leads, reconciliation after a breakup, sickly, regret and pursuit, happy ending!] Cool CEO gong × depressed, sickly shou Mu Ning was once the most doted-on young master of the wealthy Mu family, as well as a notorious little tyrant in their social circle. But falling in love with Gu Yanchu changed the course of his life forever. His own father personally sent him to hell. After that, he became insecure and sensitive, burdened with injuries and illness. When he finally fought his way o 2.7kReads8.2Score17814d adds
- 127 The Flowers Faded Before Spring Arrived 未见春来花已逝 [The main story has a tragic ending; the bonus chapters have a happy ending. Both are complete.] [Pure love + romance + angst + school life + a touch of ensemble cast + slice-of-life + depressed heroine Gu Xihuan and sunny hero Liang Suian] Gu Xihuan thought she would remain in pain like this forever, until the day she died. After entering Ling'an No. 1 High School, she meets many kind and lovable classmates. Most of all, there is Liang Suian, her friendly deskmate and class president, whose 437Reads6.4Score10214d adds
- 128 Front Tooth 1 门牙1 Front Tooth 1 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Reborn, I Don't Want You Anymore: The Rich Heir Can't Stop Possessing Me 重生不要你了富二代对我疯狂占有 [Dual Male Leads + Both Reborn + Younger Love Interest + Push and Pull + Imprisonment + Descent into Darkness + Groveling Chase + Happy Ending + Both Pure] [Spoiled Scumbag Young Master Tan Shuo (Top) vs. Devoted Poor Painter Shen Xu (Bottom)] Shen Xu fell in love with a rich second-generation heir who was completely out of his league. The guy had nothing going for him except his good looks. Yet Shen Xu secretly loved him for three years. When he finally worked up the courage to confess, he unex 4.5kReads8.7Score21714d adds
- 130 Apocalypse: A Working Stiff's Fight to Live in the Face of Death 末世：牛马的向死而生 Torrential rain + floods + zombies + psychology + emotions + family of origin. No rebirth, no spatial powers, no special abilities, no romance. When trivial, complicated work takes over life, when a meek and honest nature becomes an excuse for the boss to exploit someone without restraint, and when the ambition they once had is extinguished over countless nights of inner turmoil, Xiao Li seems to have accepted their fate, becoming a numb, overworked cog who drifts through life. But a series of a 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Reborn as One of the F4 at the Aristocratic Academy, but as a Toddler 重生贵族学院F4一员，但幼崽版 [Aristocratic Academy F4 + Raising a Little One + Childhood Friends Turned Rivals + Foreknowledge of the Future] Six-year-old Wen Sijia had recently run into a tricky problem. He could hear a man’s voice in his head. The man claimed to be his twenty-year-old self. He told six-year-old Wen Sijia that his father would get divorced, the Wen family would go bankrupt, and he would grow up alone and die at twenty. Wen Sijia was confused, but quickly came up with a plan. Step one to saving the Wen fami 4kReads8.9Score72714d adds
- 132 After His Frail Sweetheart Returns Home, the Movie Star Takes His Revenge 病弱心肝儿回国后，影帝疯狂报复 [Two male leads + showbiz + rekindled romance + bittersweet + both leads are virgins] [Sickly lamb × fragile wolf-dog] “I was only with you because dating a man seemed novel. It was just for fun, so don't take it seriously.” Shen Sibai dreamed again of that night three years ago. Breaking up with Wen Yi was a pain he'd never forget. He had abandoned Wen Yi at the most difficult time of his life. Consumed by guilt day and night, he knew there was no future for him and Wen Yi. After all, there was 4.8kReads8.1Score37414d adds
- 133 My One-Night Stand Stood Up During Class Roll Call 课堂点名时，一夜情对象站起来了 (Completed) [1v1 | Younger possessive puppy-like top × Depressed, beautiful yet tragic bottom | Healing and possessiveness | Six-year age gap] The night Su Yu regretted most in his life was the night he approached a stranger under the dim lights of a bar. He had wanted to end his twenty-eight years of living by the rules with one reckless encounter, but never expected... to run into that man again the next day. Zhou Si'an, the young master of the Zhou family in Lishi, had gotten everything h 1.8kReads8.4Score23814d adds
- 134 Infinite: Everyone's Got a Few Issues 无限：大家多少都带着点病！ This is the tragic tale of a System that was wandering around when a beautiful boy's perfect sleeping face stunned it. The System exploited a bug to sneak a little kid into a horror game, never realizing it had activated the biggest vulnerability in the System itself. After finally managing to fall asleep naturally for once, good little Rin Mo was suddenly kidnapped by a “Peeping Tom” called the System and dragged into a strange horror game. Rin Mo had spent ten years in a psychiatric hospital s 1.8kReads7.1Score16014d adds
- 135 His Majesty’s Punishment: An Unruly Male Consort Gets Disciplined 陛下惩戒：男妃不乖就挨罚 The obsessive, ruthless, devoted Emperor, Xiao Jin Ci × the patient, gentle, affectionate and adorable young man, Xie Qingyan. They choose each other, a cold-hearted emperor lavishing one person alone with the utmost affection, and a gentle young man concealing a love both patient and ardent. Deep within the palace walls, they share the shade of orange trees. In this life, they have only each other, never parting through the passing years. 543Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 The House of Dolls 人偶之家 Nan Xichuan, a person with a mental disorder, drops out of school after being tormented by persistent hallucinations and hearing voices. His parents then send him to an educational institution called “The House of Dolls.” “Whether your child is addicted to the internet, hates school, is violent, or is rebellious, The House of Dolls offers corrective services and guarantees we’ll raise your child to become an obedient, well-behaved doll.” 746Reads7.4Score15614d adds
- 137 I'm Depressed, and You Want Me to Save the Protagonist? 我一抑郁症你让我拯救主角？ The rating has only just appeared, so it’ll gradually go up. (There’s no obsessive tag, I clicked the wrong one.) [Reading guide] ✓ A broken, vulnerable master × a long-suffering, revenge-driven disciple · mutual disguises · ✓ Intense emotions × an understated writing style · a paradise for detail lovers The point of view varies throughout; primarily from the receiving lead’s perspective. Yu Muhuai died once. In that world, he curled up deep in an alley, rainwater and mud running into his nose a 1.3kReads8.4Score25414d adds
- 138 After the Spoiled Darling Faked Their Death, the Devoted Lover Regretted It 小作精死遁后，真香攻后悔了 [Male-Male Romance + Regretful Pursuit + Faked Death + Top Is Pure, Bottom Is Not + Happy Ending] A Mischievous Little Tease × A Blind, Heartless Bastard When Ruan Shishi pursued Fu Luobai, everyone said she had no chance. Who was Fu Luobai? Born out of wedlock, he had built his success from nothing and was cold-hearted and unfeeling. Ruan Shishi refused to believe it. She pursued Fu Luobai for two years and made a scene for two years, until she finally managed to marry into the Fu family. For t 829Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 The Canary Wants to Break Up Again Today 铜丝雀今天也想分手 How much does it cost to keep Cheng Jiahe? Rekindled love + both virgins + happy ending + mutual devotion An insecure, gloomy ghost of a man vs. a bright, bold little peacock When Cheng Jiahe was young, he was kicked out of his home. He met someone who came from a poor family but did everything in his power to treat Cheng Jiahe well and give him everything. He thought they were equally lonely and equally down on their luck. He gathered up the courage to confess, only to get rejected. If that wa 8.9kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 140 The Branagh Principle 布拉纳法则 The rating has just been posted and should go up later~ [Reunion After Years Apart | Rekindled Romance | Two Male Leads + Equally Matched + Sweet and Angsty + Contrasting Personalities + One-on-One + Both Chaste + Happy Ending] [Cool, Beautiful Top × Gentle, Devoted Bottom] Five years later, they reunite at Ye Jingchu's company. The incident where Ye Jingchu asked opposing counsel for their contact information at the negotiating table and got rejected immediately trended online. #Shocking! Lit 964Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 141 Keep Him by My Side, Year After Year 留他岁岁年年 (Complete) [Older man + both each other's first and only + happy ending + reborn + groveling pursuit + clingy, sickly beauty bottom × sharp-tongued, irresistible man in power top] Qing Yuan wouldn't live past twenty-five. With his life running out, he did the most reckless thing he'd ever done. He used his debt of gratitude to force a marriage, marrying He Jingxian, the powerful man of Zhaojing whom he'd secretly loved for years. He Jingxian's eyes were full of icy disgust. “You're dying, and yo 4.9kReads8.9Score51414d adds
- 142 Beloved Group Transmigrates into a Book: Care System 团宠穿书关怀系统 Yu Wangshu, a severely depressed man who has lost all hope in life, chooses to end his own life and say goodbye to the world. But thanks to a Care System built by an unknown creator, he begins a new life in a brand-new world. Here, he has a family who cares about him: a stern father, a sweet mother, an older brother who dotes on his younger brother, and that one ray of light that brightens his gloomy heart, Zhu Angge. 75Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 143 After Ending Our CP Pairing, I Became the Top-Tier Star's White Moonlight 解绑CP后，我成了顶流白月光 I was bound to a System, and my task was to fake a couple relationship with top-tier star Jiang Zhun. Jiang Zhun was famous in the industry for being a pain to deal with, and there were even rumors that he suffered from skin hunger. The System told me to bring him some water, so I did. He frowned as he drank it. The System told me to tie his tie, so I did. His body stiffened for a moment, but he didn’t push me away. The System told me to bring him an umbrella on a rainy day. I held it over him, 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 The Aloof Academic Prodigy Is Only Gentle with the Psychology Department's Heartthrob 偏执学神只对心理系系草温柔 This is a continuation of "The Gloom and the Dawn". A boy with a mental illness meets his childhood sweetheart in elementary school and is embraced by her gentle affection and given a chance at redemption. Two male leads, healing, school life, a touch of angst, one-on-one romance. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Darling, They’re Perverts. I’m Just a Hopeless Romantic 老婆乖乖，他们是变态我是恋爱脑 (The rating just came in, and it's still only a tiny baby ⦁⩊⦁) [Two male leads! Sweet romance + both each other's first and only! Healing + love at first sight + marriage before love + older man raises his younger love interest + happy ending + powerful man bows to love + the whole family gets their comeuppance, and he never looks back] Thuggish home-invading top × sweet, barely-alive bottom When Wen Shi'an first met He Qinian, he thought the man looked like a prince from a fairy tale, with a pa 9.4kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds
- 146 A Kitten Care Manual 小猫饲养手册 Two male leads + older seme + happy ending + monogamous couple + heartwarming, sweet romance + unrequited love comes true Living alone nearly drove him into depression (uke) Qin Shizhao × Beloved voice-acting teacher (seme) Wen Chuyue Obedient (×) boy & Gentle (✓) older brother “I really am not mad. Let me be by myself for a while. Once I'm feeling better, I'll come make it up to you, okay?” “Good boy, take your medicine first.” When next year's Awakening of Insects comes, spring is warm, fl 7.6kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
- 147 Drowned: The Unexpected Charm of a Depressed Boyfriend 溺亡【抑郁小男友的反差萌】 [Rekindled love, reunion after years apart, reunited from the very first chapter, depression, bittersweet romance, contrast, powerful leads, equally matched, no angst between the couple, both each other’s first and only, happy ending] Tender, devoted CEO Jiang Xu (top) × depressed, aloof yet unexpectedly adorable Gu Chong (bottom) A story about a comic artist and a pianist. (The author would rather not get flamed, so extreme top- and bottom-focused readers should proceed with caution.) Five year 2.5kReads9.1Score30714d adds
- 148 Has the Jungle King Taken His Medicine Today? 野王今天吃药了吗 [Wildly talented jungler with bipolar disorder × heart-condition analyst | Second chance romance | Esports | Two male leads] Xie Huai hated Chi Xuesheng for two whole years. His online girlfriend, whose ID was Snow, had vanished without a trace when he was at his lowest. Two years later, a new analyst joined team EG. Pale and frail. Male. ID: SnowSound. Xie Huai looked at that familiar face and sneered. “A guy? My ex-girlfriend was called Snow, too.” Then he discovered: SnowSound knew all of his 536Reads—Score10014d adds
- 149 Listening to Yan, I Find My Way Home 听晏入怀 Albino tiger beastman × top-tier snow leopard singer [Rekindled romance | Severe depression, second personality | Equally matched leads | A love pursued from both sides | The top suffers first, then the bottom | Happy ending | Older man | Age gap] His name is Qi Yanshen, a top-tier star in the voice-acting world. No one knows that this silver-haired voice actor is missing part of his left ear, that his tiger tail will never sway again, or that his wrists are covered in scars from cutting himself 308Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 I Called You After We Broke Up 分手后我打了你的电话 Two male leads + older man/younger man + one-on-one romance + reunion after a long separation + happy ending A CEO who says the opposite of what he means (seme), Lu Xuexiao, x Chen Zui, a young man full of youthful spirit but suffering from severe depression after a tragic turn of events Lu Xuexiao lowered his head. Though he was smiling, his words were laced with irony. "I told you back then that I would protect you." Chen Zui paused, his feelings tangled. "After all these years, do you... stil 5.7kReads8.1Score1.2k14d adds
